Oh really? I am far from social reject. When you miss a party(assuming you even have friends or attend parties) does everyone miss you there? Do anyone ever compliment your appearance? Physical structure? Intelligence? Personality(such as friendliness)? Sense of humor? Etc.
by MalanaInterestingly I have found that childhood schizophrenia is often mis-diagnosed as Autism. Not sure who else here works in a health related field but I'd be interested in any who have seen or heard of a similar situation. My argument with the psych team was that the fellow in question had persuasive linguistic displays and some effect on physical function, however also had an extraordinary capacity for self reflection, insight and a high emotional content. He was also readily able to identify emotional states in others with a high degree of accuracy.I have found it interesting that the professionals are reluctant to over-ride a previous diagnosis and continue to manage and 'treat' him as if Autism is his primary concern. They are skilled in managing to ignore the delusions, psychosis and clear indicators of schizophrenia.
Now, THAT is interesting. The diagnosis of autism seems to be a catch-all diagnosis these days, much like the diagnosis of bipolar in the adult psychiatric world. I understand that childhood-onset schizophrenia is very rare but when you've got the presence of delusions and psychosis, you don't have a case of autism on your hands!
As to autism and Asperger's disorders being thrown around here as insults, well, the absurdity should be obvious. Incidentally, I know a guy who was diagnosed with Asperger's disorder when he was five after his teachers noticed that he lacked the ability to form relationships with his peers and seemed particularly preoccupied with computers. He later went on to become a software developer and made his first million dollars at the age of twenty-two. He's richer than I am, and he went about gaining his riches the honest way (to the best of my awareness). So I doubt that yelling, "You're an aspie!" would have a detrimental effect on this guy's self-esteem. I doubt that it'd negatively affect the self-esteem of ANYONE with Asperger's disorder, which in this context, seems to be the aim of the accusation. It's bewildering.
Oh, yeah, I did forget to address the accusation of narcissism in my original post, so I'll do it now.
There's no point in accusing someone of being a narcissist. If they're a narcissist, they won't care. If they're not a narcissist, they won't care. Why not? Because a narcissist will attribute your accusation to envy, and someone who isn't a narcissist will recognize that your observation is inaccurate. In either case, your intended "victim" will probably be laughing at you from behind their computer screen, while you're bashing away at your own keyboard in frustration.